I was given a TomTom GPS for Christmas and I've been thinking of whether it's worth it to buy the £60 'Ram' lock.

It makes it safer when leaving it on the bike but there's already a simple solution to that; don't leave it on the bike. So the only real thing I'd be buying it for is having better protection against muggings at traffic lights, and removing one of the many pre/post ride chores.

Leaving the GPS on the bike also gives thieves a nice bonus if they decide to steal the whole bike.____________________Riding: Sym Wolf SB125Ni

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I was given a TomTom GPS for Christmas and I've been thinking of whether it's worth it to buy the £60 'Ram' lock.

It makes it safer when leaving it on the bike but there's already a simple solution to that; don't leave it on the bike. So the only real thing I'd be buying it for is having better protection against muggings at traffic lights, and removing one of the many pre/post ride chores.

Leaving the GPS on the bike also gives thieves a nice bonus if they decide to steal the whole bike.

If you're frequently getting off the bike and leaving it for 5~10 mins at a time then yes, it's probably worth getting. If you're a commuter and only need to remove it at the end of a journey a couple of times a day, then as you say - just take it off.
Mugging is a bit of a risk I guess, but if they're that close they'd probably take your keys out anyway.

If you're frequently getting off the bike and leaving it for 5~10 mins at a time then yes, it's probably worth getting. If you're a commuter and only need to remove it at the end of a journey a couple of times a day, then as you say - just take it off.

I don't get off my bike that frequently, however the lazy part of me would be happy to strike a task off the pre-ride list.

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Mugging is a bit of a risk I guess, but if they're that close they'd probably take your keys out anyway.

Good point.

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A lock for the mount itself is probably worthwhile, they're nickable items in themselves! (I have one on my TomTom mount, simple lock that stops anyone pinching the actual mount - I don't bother with a GPS lock though)

I just remove the mount together with the GPS; it doesn't take long and all there's left to nick is some deep wiring and half a ball socket.____________________Riding: Sym Wolf SB125Ni

Those who aren't honest will smash the GPS, or the bike if they can't tug it off. Or stab you. Or smash the bike and stab you. Or smash you and stab the bike.

So no, I wouldn't pay £60 to not really mitigate a small risk to something that I didn't pay for in the first place.____________________Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

I have mine on a ram mount, with arm, I took the plastic wing nut off and replaced it with a nyloc nut, when leaving the bike I take the Nav off but leave the mount, I doubt it's worth them stealing the mount if tricky to remove, but if someone wants it they’ll nick it if they are really determined, handily my bike has a 'glove box' on one side of the fairing that I pop the nav unit into, but it will fit in a pocket easy enough.

I use a RAM mount lock to stop my mount getting stolen when I'm in a restaurant or whatever when touring. Saves needing to reposition it just right when I head off again. However - and this is the catch - I don't actually lock the mount with the key! Too fiddly to always be doing. It's just there for show.

I still bring the GPS with me - I wouldn't trust leaving that on the bike. Although I have done it a couple of times, once I left it turned on, shining out like a beacon in the night, for a few hours, and it was still there when I came back. This was in central Galway.

An added advantage of the RAM mount lock is that it makes it a bit easier to tighten the mount, particularly with gloves on, since it has a bigger radius.

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